If you are experiencing a leak, please follow these steps:. This process should help create a more compressed seal and stop leaks. However, if the leak persists, please contact our Support team via chat or email and we'll troubleshoot with you as soo

<p>If you are experiencing a leak, please follow these steps:</p><ol><li style="font-size: 16px;">Make sure your cold water valve is turned off, and the sink&apos;s cold faucet is on to relieve any pressure in the system.</li><li style="font-size: 16px;">Unscrew the filter housing lid and check for the presence and proper placement of rubber o-rings at the top and bottom of the filter cartridge. These rings are necessary to form a tight seal and prevent spillage. Also ensure that the black rubber o-ring is securely seated in the inner rim of the housing.</li><li style="font-size: 16px;">After checking and reseating any misplaced o-rings, hand-tighten the lid back onto the housing as securely as possible.</li><li style="font-size: 16px;">Use the blue plastic housing wrench that came with your system to further tighten the lid, then loosen it a little and hand-tighten again to form a stronger seal.</li></ol><p>This process should help create a more compressed seal and stop leaks.</p><p>However, if the leak persists, please contact our Support team via chat or email and we&apos;ll troubleshoot with you as soon as possible.</p>

My Under Sink Filter is leaking. What should I do?

We have some very strong employees assembling systems at our production facilities!If you cannot twist it, it is no cause for concern. This just means it was already fully tightened at our factory. This installation step is in place due to a few past

<div data-block="true" data-editor="87ege" data-offset-key="8r6o5-0-0" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="8r6o5-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="8r6o5-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">We have some very strong employees assembling systems at our production facilities!</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="87ege" data-offset-key="7tijl-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="7tijl-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="7tijl-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><br data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="87ege" data-offset-key="eavcg-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="eavcg-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="eavcg-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">If you cannot twist it, it is no cause for concern. This just means it was already fully tightened at our factory. This installation step is in place due to a few past systems becoming loose while in transit. Systems were then being installed without checking to make sure this specific connection was fully tightened.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="87ege" data-offset-key="3ica2-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="3ica2-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="3ica2-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><br data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="87ege" data-offset-key="8sqij-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="8sqij-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="8sqij-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">No worries if the decals aren&apos;t perfectly centered, or if they don&apos;t arrive just slightly to the left as mentioned in the instructions.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="87ege" data-offset-key="5golb-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="5golb-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="5golb-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><br data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="87ege" data-offset-key="6mm71-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="6mm71-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="6mm71-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">If you aren&apos;t seeing any giant gaps in the lid, you can place a towel under the system and turn the water valve on just a bit to help check. If you aren&apos;t seeing any leaks, you are good to go ahead and open the water valve all the way.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="87ege" data-offset-key="a2vm6-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="a2vm6-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="a2vm6-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><br data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="87ege" data-offset-key="4q4lq-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Inter, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div data-offset-key="4q4lq-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; direction: ltr; text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="4q4lq-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">If you&apos;d would like to unscrew the lid and start over, we have a video showing a quick way of making it easier to loosen, which you can&#xA0;</span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFjxJAynxN4" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: transparent; color: var(--main-primary); text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank"><span data-offset-key="4q4lq-1-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">watch here.</span></span></a><span data-offset-key="4q4lq-2-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span data-text="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">&#xA0;<br><br>We recommend wrapping a hot, damp towel around the lid to release some pressure before starting.</span></span></div></div>

Why can't I tighten my lid during the initial installation?

Measure the Outside Diameter (OD) of your pipe or pipe fitting:.

<p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Measure the Outside Diameter (OD) of your pipe or pipe fitting:</strong></span></p><ol><li style="font-size: 16px;">Wrap a string around the pipe.</li><li style="font-size: 16px;">Mark the point where the string touches together.</li><li style="font-size: 16px;">Use a ruler or measuring tape to find the length between the tip of the string and the mark you made (circumference)</li><li style="font-size: 16px;">Divide the circumference by 3.14159.</li></ol><p><br></p>

How do you measure a water connector?

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My Under Sink Filter is leaking. What should I do?

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How do you measure a water connector?